First ­year eligibles Brett Favre, Terrell Owens and Alan Faneca are among 15 modern ­era

finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Marvin Harrison

are also finalists for the Class of 2016, which will be revealed February 6th.

Peyton Manning will be the starting quarterback when the Broncos open the playoffs next weekend. Brock

Osweiler had been starting in place of Manning, who had been sidelined since mid­November with a foot

injury before coming on in relief last week.

A Super Bowl­winning head coach is apparently thinking about leaving the broadcast booth. The

“Philadelphia Daily­News” reports current ESPN analyst Jon Gruden is interested in the head­coaching

vacancy with the Eagles. Gruden last coached in the NFL with the Buccaneers in 2008.

Bryce Alford buried a three­ pointer with 1.8 seconds left to give UCLA a thrilling 87­84 win over sixth-
ranked Arizona. UCLA led by as many as 14 in the second half before the Wildcats tied the game with 14

seconds left. Arizona’s winning streak was stopped at eight.

One day after being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. and catcher

Mike Piazza are picking which team hat they will wear in Cooperstown. Griffey revealed yesterday that he

will enter the Hall as a Mariner. Piazza, meanwhile, will be enshrined with a New York Mets hat.

Coming up tonight on Talk 101FM, it’s High School Basketball as the Eisenhower Panthers play host to

Springfield Southeast. The Dale’s Southlake Pharmacy Pregame Show gets underway at 7:15p.m., and the

tipoff follows at 7:30p.m. Join Scott Busboom and Glen Purvis with all the action tonight on Talk 101FM,